Senior Support Worker

Elysium Healthcare; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Birthday off

Career development

Ely-Vate rewards

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access

Free meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

Beck House in Darlington, part of Elysium Healthcare, is seeking an experienced Senior Support Worker to lead shifts and support people with Mental Health and high support needs. You will use your NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care to supervise staff, monitor wellbeing and manage daily routines.

Join a welcoming, inclusive team with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package, including annual leave, wellbeing support, and access to Ely-Vate.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Leadership skills and experience.
• Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature.
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene.
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour.
• The ability to deal with challenging behaviours.
• A positive and professional approach.
• To be hard-working and honest, reliable.
• flexible
• To live local or within commutable distance.
• You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.
• 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Organise and oversee the smooth running of a shift and ensure the wellbeing of all service users.
• Respond to challenges or concerns and supervise support staff.
• Organise activities and administer medication.
• Communicate with families and professionals and oversee daily reports, budgets, audits and H&S checks.
• Maintain a positive attitude and resilience in a challenging environment.

Skills

Senior Support Worker

Mental Health care

Leadership

Empathy

Communication

Flexibility

Reliability

Commutable distance

Education

NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care

Job description

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker, holding a

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, andlooking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Beck House in

Darlington

,

and provide care for

people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs

. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It’s a career that you can take pride in.

What you will be doing:

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff.

You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker you will have:

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Leadership skillsand experience
• Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• The ability to deal with challenging behaviours
• A positive and professional approach
• To be hard-working and honest, reliable
• flexible
• To live local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working:

Location:

Beck House, Hammond Drive, Lakeside, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 5TH

Beck House is a registered care service with nursing that forms part of Elysium’s Learning Disabilities & Autism complex care service, which provides six bespoke single-person apartments, enabling individuals to live in their own space.

What You’ll Get:

• Annual base salary of £26,656
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About us:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.